Farm-wagon



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B. F. KENT. FARM WAGON.

Patented June 8,1897.

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B. F.KENT. FARM WAGON.

No. 584,090. Patented June 8,1897,

UNITED STATES PATENT Ernie-2..

BENJAMIN F. KENT, OF FRANKLIN, OREGON.

FARM-WAGON.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters IPatent No. 584,090, dated June 8, 1897.

Application filed June 80, 1896. Serial No- 597,601. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, BENJAMIN F. KENT, a citizen of the United States, residing at Franklin, in the county ofLane and State of Oregon, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Combination-\Vagous; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to combination-wagons.

My object is to provide a wagon which will be capable of adjustment so that it can be used as an ordinary wagon, a wood-rack, a hay-rack, an animaLorate, and a header-box and may be put to a variety of other purposes to which wagons are subjected.

Heretofore separate wagon boxes or bodies have had to be employed for the purposes enumerated, and the frequent changing has occasioned the loss of much time and labor, as well the giving of considerable annoyance to the user. F\.irthermore,a large amount of space has been necessary to accommodate the different wagon boxes or bodies. The present invention overcomes these difficulties by the provision of an improved combinationwagon which can be quickly and easily adjusted so that it will be adapted for use in the connections heretofore enumerated.

It further consists of certain novel combinations and improved features appearing more fully hereinafter.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a side elevation of the wagon box or body; Fig. 2, a crosssection thereof; Figs. 3 and 4:, like views, respectively, as the preceding figures; 5, a cross-section of the wagon when formed into a wood-rack; Fig. 6, a like view of the wagon when formed into a hogcrate; Fig. '7, a plan view of the wagon when formed into a header-box; Fig. 8, a side elevation thereof, and Fig. 9 a cross-section.

Referring now to Figs. 1 and 2, A designates the main wagon-body, which is provided at both ends with vertically-slidable gates 1 and 2. Across the bottom of the body extend. the usual cross-bars 3. Along each side of the wagon-body and located at regular intervals are triangular rests or supports 4:, whose upper faces are downwardly inclined, as shown. I also provide sets of staples 5, which are located in vertical alinement and are located immediately in the rear of certain ones of the triangular supports or rests. ment on those commonly employed in connection with wagon'bodies. The lower outer portions of these irons are connected to the ends of the cross-bars and are preferably bent into lower loops 7. They then extend to the sides of the wagon-body, being connected thereto at 8. From this point the irons are bent into eyes 9 and are then bent over the edge of the sides and down the inner face thereof, as at 10, and connected thereto by suitable fastening devices. This construction is followed throughout all the bracing-irons with the exception of those at the extreme forward end of the wagon, where the eyes 9 are provided, but the lower outer portions of the irons are flat, so that they will not be in the way of the wagon-W1] eels when the wagon is being turned. The inner ends of these irons are inclined downwardly toward each other, as at 11, and are con uected to the bottom of the wagon-body.

lVhen my improved wagon is used as a hayrack, it appears as in Figs. 3 and 4. The numerals 12 designate duplicate rack-boards. To the under face of these boards there is connected a series of arms 13, having their inner ends of the same inclination as the upper edges of the supports on the sides of the wagon-body, and theinner ends of these arms 13 are provided with forwardlyprojecting hooks 14, which extend at right angles to the length of the arms. hen the wagon is used as a hay-rack, these hooks are received in the eyes of the bracing-irons, and the inclined ends of the arms rest upon the inclined upper edges of the supports on the sides of the wagon-body. If desirable, the support on the wagon-body might be dispensed with and the arms of the rack-boards arranged, so as to directly abut on the bracing-irons. When in this position, the staples abut on said arms and prevent longitudinal displacement of the rack-boards. Both ends of the rack boards are provided with endgate guides 15 and 16, respectively. These rack- The bracing-irons 6 are an improve boards are also provided with a series of irons 17 which are located between the arms and are provided with eyes 18.

When the wagon is used as a wood-rack, it appears as in Fig. 5. In this case the rackboards are not used, but stakes 19 are inserted in the sets of staples and satisfactorily hold the wood within the wagon.

Fig. 0 shows my wagon when used as an ani1nal-crate or top box. In this instance the rack-boards are used, but they are raised so that they extend vertically. Additional end-gates 20 and 21 are employed, and the rack-boards are held in vertical position by respective detachable bolts 22 and 23, located at the ends of the wagon-body.

I11 Figs. 7, 8, and 9 I have shown my improved wagon when used as a header-box to receive headed grain from a heading-machine. In this instance the rack-boards extend hori- -zontally, as when the wagon is used as a hayrack, but filling-strips 24 and 25, having abutment-blocks 26, are employed and used to fill the spaces between the inner edges of the rack boards and the upper edges of the side-boards of the wagon-body. There are two auxiliary side-boards 27 and 28, the former of which is more than twice as high as the latter. Each side-board is provided with a series of irons 29, having hooked ends 30, which extend at right angles to the irons themselves and are received in the eyes of the irons on the rack-boards. The side-boards are also provided with respective auxiliary end-gate guides 31 and 32. Numerals 33 and 3a designate respective auxiliary end-gates, which have downwardly-extending portions 35, which rest on the end-gates of the wagonbody, while the ends of these auxiliary endgates are received in the end-gate guides on the rack-boards and auxiliary side-boards, and the upper edges of the auxiliary endgates are suitablyinclined, as shown. Transversely-extendin g bolts 36 and 37 pass through the auxiliary side-boards and hold the same and the auxiliary end-gates in position. I find it desirable to have one of the auxiliary side-boards considerably lower than the other, as before described, so that should the movement of the header-box and the heading-machine be not at the same rate the elevatorspont of the latter may play along the lower auxiliary side-board and properly distribute the headed grain within the header-box.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. In a wagon, the combination with a wagon-body and cross-bars, of bracing-irons, having inclined outer portions connected to the cross-bars and extending up to and connected to the side-boards of the wagonbody, thence extending over the side-boards and down the inner face thereof.

2. In a wagon, the combination with a wagon-body and cross bars, of bracing-irons, having inwardly-bent feet connected to the ends of the cross-bars and rebent inclined portions extending up and connected to the side-boards of the wagon, said bracing-irons extending up over the edge of the side-boards and down the inner face thereof.

3. In a wagon, the combination with a wagon-body provided with supports having downwardly-inclined upper faces, of rackboards connected to the wagon-body and provided with arms having inclined faces which abut on the inclined faces of the supports.

at. In a wagon, the combination with a wagon-body provided with supports at its sides, said supports having upper downwardly-inclined faces, and eyes connected to the side-boards of the Wagon, of rack-boards having arms provided with inner inclined faces adapted to abut on the inclined faces I of the supports, said arms bein g provided with journals which are received in the eyes.

In testimony whereof I have signed this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

BENJAMIN F. KENT.

Witnesses:

J. J. BUTLER, E. A. PAVEY. 

